Mythbusters TV Ad “Controversy”
The following is a blog reprinted from our
new blogsite called “Confessions of a Bigfoot
Junkie.” (http://hairybiped.blogspot.com)
Thereʼs a major ripple going through the
bigfoot community (people who try to keep
track of the latest BF knowledge) caused by
the Mythbusters promo that's currently being
aired on TV. Youʼve probably seen it... a guy
in a sasquatch suit speaking with a French
Canadian accent reporting that no myth is safe
(including him.) In case you havenʼt seen it:
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/
videogalleries/promo_02.html?clik=fsmain_b
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The BFRO contends that the Mythbusters will
NOT attempt to debunk bigfoot, but they are
shamelessly furthering another myth with the
promo - the myth that bigfoot has been proven
to be a hoax. The program centers on two
Hollywood special FX types who systematically
test various myths or apocryphal tales by
using technology and scientific experiments
that either debunk or authenticate the “myth”
of the week. They pretty much stay away from
tales involving animal sightings because itʼs
pretty difficult to prove a negative. (And even
if a particular photo of Nessie or Bigfoot is
proven fake, the existence of the animal
remains possible.)
But in the case of bigfoot evidence, there IS a
current myth that has been perpetrated by a
number of individuals via the sloppy work of
the media. The fact is that the Patterson/Gimlin
Film has never been debunked, even though a
number of pretenders have made claims to the
contrary, and the press has been remiss in
pointing this out. This is the single best piece
of evidence for bigfoot and it is this footage
(along with hundreds of footprints) that has
gotten science to take a second look at the
subject of sasquatch.
So hereʼs a challenge to the Mythbusters that
is “well suited” to their techniques (pun
intended). All they have to do is get a 1967
vintage gorilla suit and attempt to “recreate”
the P/G Film by modifying the costume
utilizing Pattersonʼs skill set and the tools and
techniques available to him at the time the
film was shot. (Donʼt make a state-of-the-art
2006 Bigfoot suit and have a guy walk with
an exaggerated arm swing and say thatʼs a
match.) When they try to recreate what
Patterson is supposed to have done 38 years
ago, and fail, theyʼll put an end to the “Itʼs a
man in a suit” myth once and for all. Whatʼs
more, with a tiny bit of research they can
easily come up with evidence to debunk the
Wallace and Chambers claims as well.
Ronald McDonald and Bigfoot
McDonaldʼs Corp. has launched a group of
quirky TV commercials that will hopefully
make mascot Ronald McDonald appear more
“hip” in an attempt to target the 20-something
market. Since that age group has fewer big
expenses, they have more willingness to try
new products with their disposable income.
In the McDonaldʼs commercials, a variety
of characters encounter a plastic statue of
Ronald McDonald sitting on a park bench. In
one version of the commercial, Bigfoot finds
the bench in his forest and mimics Ronaldʼs
position. A man in a hamster costume tells the
plastic Ronald what a great football mascot a
hamster would make in another ad.
McDonaldʼs USA Chief Creative Officer
Marlena Peleo-Lazar, says the ads aim to
appeal to consumersʼ emotional attachment to
Ronald while also expressing “hipness.”
“(Ronald) is cool,” Peleo-Lazar said. “By
putting him into these things ... we just widen
the berth of his coolness.”
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